Japan, a front-runner in blockchain adoption, has recently announce to start testing applications of blockchain technology in several governmental functions. The Japanese government has expressed interest to use the blockchain for, among other things, land-registration and tender offers. Links can be found here:
https://btcmanager.com/japans-government-to-test-blockchain-system-q1-2018/ and here:
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/japan-place-entire-property-registry-blockchain/.
In addition to these developments Infoteria, a Japanese company, has announced that is has succesfully used NEM/Mijin for a trial where shareholder voting was done on the blockchain. A link to the original announcement can be found here
https://www.infoteria.com/jp/news/press/2017/06/01_01.php (You'll need google translate here). Combined with the news that one of the largest Japanese exchanges Coincheck has acquired 300 million XEM (around 50 million USD at the time) as a reserve currency. Source
https://www.reddit.com/r/nem/comments/6kr7o2/japan_exchange_coincheck_purchased_300_million_xem/.
These facts combined could signal very strong support from both Japanese government and Japanese corporations for the NEM/XEM blockchain. This could very well be the start of a string of NEM related announcements coming from Japan.
